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Originally Posted by Awar
For example, the Persians could've conquered much to the north, but had no real reason to, as there was nothing of value to take. Not compared to the rich lands they had in the ME.
Same can be said about the Mongols much later, who saw no
real reason to go further to the west.
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Just a little remark about these two statments.Persians tryed to conquer (but with little success)Scythians located on the north of Achaemenid empire during the reign of Darius the Great.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start...11.html&e=9732
The only thing that stopped Mongols from reaching Vienna(read Western Europe) was Ogodei's death in 1241.High ranking army leaders believed they had to return to Mongolia to confirm the selecting of a new ruler.